tåre

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tare"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse tár n, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, cognate with English tear, German Zähre. The Danish form is originally a plural; the old singular has developed a new meaning, see tår (“drop”). The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru (“tear”), which is also the source of Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːrə/, [ˈtˢɔːɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

tåre c (singular definite tåren, plural indefinite tårer)

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eye)

Declension

Declension of tåre

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tåre	tåren	tårer	tårerne
genitive	tåres	tårens	tårers	tårernes

See also

• tåre on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

tåre

Etymology

Originally plural form of tår, from Old Norse tár.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toː.re/, [ˈtoː.ɾə]

Noun

tåre f or m (definite singular tåra or tåren, indefinite plural tårer, definite plural tårene)

1. a tear (drop of liquid from the eye)

Derived terms

• tåregass
• tårevåt

References

• “tåre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Originally plural form of tår, from Old Norse tár. Akin to English tear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²toː.rə/

Noun

tåre f (definite singular tåra, indefinite plural tårer, definite plural tårene)

1. a tear (drop of liquid from the eye)
2. a fuchsia

   Synonyms: fuksia, Kristi blodsdrope

Derived terms

• tåregass
• tårevåt

References

• “tåre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.